LA County Names Executive Director of Economic and Workforce Development

The County of Los Angeles Nov. 4, appointed Kelly LoBianco as executive director of economic and workforce development for the LA County Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services or WDACS.

The appointment of LoBianco is a milestone of the Board of Supervisors’ creation of a new LA County Department of Economic and Workforce Development by Fall 2022. At that time, LA County will also create a new department dedicated to aging and disabled adults and community services. The new departments will optimize and align services, so the County can address the economic mobility and security of its residents while meeting the needs of rapidly growing populations of older adults and adults with disabilities.

LoBianco will oversee the newly created Economic and Workforce Development Branch under the WDACS umbrella. The branch unites services previously performed by four different agencies within the County, including workforce development, strategic economic development and advocacy, and small business assistance and growth. As Executive Director, LoBianco will play a central role in the County’s equitable economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

LoBianco has more than 15 years of public sector experience at the federal, state and local levels. She has served as the chief program officer for the HOPE Program and Sustainable South Bronx in New York City. She has held executive roles with the New York City Department of Small Business Services, including Assistant Commissioner and Executive Director of Training and Sector Initiatives for the Workforce Development Division. 

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